A few weeks later
Laura's P.O.V
I was walking around the apartment cleaning stuff up as Rocky and Gabbie were over last night and we all left the place in a bit of a mess. Ross had gone out to the studio this morning to finish some recordings on R5s new album and hadn't come back yet. I wasn't worried as it was only six and he's usually there for hours and doesn't come home until late anyway. I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV flicking through the channels, finally deciding on 'Keeping up with The Kardashians'.
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Two hours later
I was woken up by a text on my phone. I must've fallen asleep when watching TV. I opened my messages to see one from Rydel.
Rydel:
Laura can you come round to the house please I think Ross is having an anxiety attack?
Me:
Yeah sure I'm on my way.
I made my way to the Lynches house, my heart pounding in my chest the whole time.
I walked into the house to see Rydel sitting at the bottom of the stairs. "Good you're here!" She said standing up and pulling me into a hug, "he only wants to see you." I sighed and made my way upstairs. I slowly opened the door to see Ross curled up on top of his bed. "Laurie?" He said, but it came out as a whisper. "Yes, it's me baby, I'm here," I said, setting my purse down on the floor beside the door and making my way over to his bed. As soon as I sat down he wrapped his arms around my waist and tucked his head into my neck, loud sobs leaving his mouth. "I-I can't b-breath," He stuttered. "You can babe just breath in and out," I said, doing it so he could copy me. After a while his breathing calmed down but he still had tears falling down his face. "Baby," I said, taking his face in my hands and pulling it back so I could see it, "What's wrong?" He looked at my, his eyes all red and puffy and said, "I don't know." I sighed and kissed him softly, "There's obviously something bothering you. You can tell me anything, you know that right?" He nodded his head and a few more tears slid down his face. "I don't know what happened! The stress of the band, writing good songs with good lyrics, getting them out on time, touring, trying to impress companies and show people that we're not just a babyish Disney band...It's just getting too much and taking over my mind, all the damn time and I can't cope with it anymore," He said in a hushed tone. I pulled him back into my chest and hugged him. "I don't know what to do Laura," he whispered. "I think you know what to do Ross," I whispered back, "I think you might need to take a break from R5." He leaned back from me and kept his head looking at his lap. I started to talk again after I knew he wasn't going to respond, "I know you might not want to Ross but I think that-"
"I know," He whispered, "I know that's what I have to do I was just kind of hoping it wasn't."
"I know baby," I said, placing my hand on his face, "But I think it's what's best." He nodded his head and I smiled softly at him. "You want me to get Riker?" I asked him and he nodded his head in response. I stood up from his bed and left his room to get Riker. I knocked his bedroom door before walking in. "Hi Laura, everything okay?" He asked. "Could you come in to Ross for a minute, he wants to talk to you?" I asked. "Sure," He said, standing up and giving me a worried look before following me back into Ross's room. I sat down beside Ross and he pulled me closer to him, taking hold of my hand. "What's up?" Riker said, sitting on Ross's desk chair and spinning it around so he was facing us. There was a pause as Ross took a deep breath, deciding what he was going to say.
Ross's P.O.V
"I need to take a break from R5," I said quickly, then looked down at my lap again, squeezing Laura's hand for reassurance. After a while of Riker not saying anything, I looked up to see him nodding his head. "Ross..." He started. "Look Riker I know it's really sudden for you, but it hasn't been for me. I've been really stressed for a while now for different reasons but a lot of it is the band. And don't get me wrong, I love you guys, of course I do you guys are my family, and I love the fans so much. But I think that right now I have to take a break. Not a forever break, but enough time to sort everything out in my head," I said, taking a deep breath at the end and sighing heavily. I finally looked back up at Riker to see him nodding. "I understand Ross. I know that everything has been getting to you recently and I just want you to know that I'll always be here for you and I don't want you to be nervous when you have to tell me something, because I'll always take your side. Okay?" Riker said. I nodded my head and we stood up, him pulling me into a hug.
Riker chilled out in my room for a while talking to Laura and I about everything that was going on with everyone right now. "I'm going to get some coffee, do you guys want anything?" Laura said, standing up. "Yeah, I'll take a coffee," I replied. "Same here," Riker said. Once Laura left the room, Riker looked at me and said, "Is everything okay with you and Laura at the minute? Like is R5 the only thing that's stressing you out?" Riker asked me. "No everything is fine, but there is something stressing me out," I said. "Is it what I think it is?" He said, smirking. "I don't know Rike I'm not a mind reader," I said, winking at him at the end.
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